Hair ringlet holder



June 30, 1953 A. c. KOKE HAIR RINGLET HOLDER Filed Sept. 10, 1951AWE/V701? ANNA CECELIA KOKE Patented June 30, 1953 UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE HAIR RINGLET HOLDER Anna Cecelia Koke, St. Louis, Mo. ApplicationSeptember 10, 1951, Serial No. 245,813

4 Claims. 1

This invention relates in general to devices for treating the hair and,more particularly, to a hal ringlet holder. I v

Numerous types of womens coiifures incorporate in varying numberringlets or curls for enhancing the attractiveness of a particular hairstyle. For forming these ringlets it is necessary to maintain the hairby various holding means in ringlet formation for limited periods oftime until the hair sets or dries, as the case may be,'after which suchholding means as may have been employed may be removed. The most commonmethodof maintaining the ringlets in shape until setting is the use ofbobby pins whereby the user must insert a plurality of such pins,usually more than three, in intersecting relationship upon the ringletto assure appropriate clamping or gripping action. This procedure istedious, involving several operations which perforce consume asubstantial amount of time and consistently cause difiiculty.

Therefore, it is the primary object of the present invention to providea hair ringlet holder which integrally incorporates means for tightlygripping the ringlet at a plurality of spaced points; and which may beapplied to the ringlet in a single operation in minimum time and withmaximum ease.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a hair ringletholder integrally provided be economically manufactured; which ishighly.

durable in usage; and which may be made highly ornamental in appearance.

With the above and other objects in view, my invention resides in thenovel features of form, construction, arrangement, and combination ofparts presently described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawing- Figure 1 is a plan view of a hair ringletholder constructed in accordance with and embodying the presentinvention;

Figure 2 is a transverse sectional view taken along line 2-2 of Figure1;

Figure 3 is a plan view of the hair ringlet holder in operative positionon a ringlet of hair;

Figure 4 is a plan view of a modified form of hair ringlet holderconstructed in accordance with and embodying the present invention;

form of hair ringlet holder constructed in accordance with and embodyingthe present invention. Referring now by reference characters to thedrawing, A designates a hair'ringlet holder comprising a central clampor pin member I and a pair of companion clamp or pin members 2, 3,presented on opposite sides of the central clamp member I. Said clamp orpin members I, 2, 3, are each fabricated of a single length of,preferably die-cut, sheet material of substantial resiliency and areeach bent back upon themselves to provide respectively a pair of opposednormally outer and inner legs or prongs 4,4, 5, 5', 6, 6'. At the pointof bending on each clamp member I, 2, 3, an enlarged loop I is formedwhich bulges outwardly from the plane of the related outer legs 4,

5, 6, causing the immediately adjacent portions of 1 the said legs l, 5,6, to be disposed in close proximity as at a to its corresponding innerleg for effective clamping or gripping action, for purposes appearingmore fully hereinafter. The legs 5', 5, 6, 6, of the companion clampmembers 2, 3, are free at their end extremities remote from theirassociated loop '5 and are aligned, whereas the free end extremities ofthe leg 4 of the central clamp I terminates short of the end of the leg4' and is turned outwardly at an angle to the plane of the leg 4 todefine therewith a funnellike entrance construction 8 to the spacebetween the legs 4, 4'. The free ends of the legs 5, 6, of the clampmembers 2, 3, are pivotally secured in superimposed relation by a rivet9 upon the outwardly presented face of the leg l of the clamp member 1adjacent the out-turned end thereof, and similarly, the free ends of thelegs 5, 6', of the members 2, 3, are pivotally secured as by a rivet 10in superimposed relation on the outer surface of the leg 4' of the clampmember I, with' the rivets 9, ll], being axially aligned.

Thus, the companion clamp members 2, 3, may be independently swung abouttheir pivot points toward and away from the central clamp member I inarc-defining paths. Since the various legs of the members I, 2, 3, arein immediate surface abutting relation at their point of mutualattachment, sufiicient friction is developed between the contactingsurfaces so that the clamp members 2, 3, will each be substantiallystable in any selected position with reference to the central clampmember I. It will therefore be seen that by the securement of the clampmembers I, 2, 3, to each other the spaces between the respective legsthereof will be coincident in the vicinity of the point of mutualattachment so that relative movement of hair into the space between thelegs of any one of the clamp members I, 2, 3, will effect facileentrance of the hair into the space between the legs of the other clampmembers.

In usage, the clamp members 2, 3, may be preferably swung inwardlyagainst the central clamp member I, and the legs 4, 4', of the saidcentral clamp member I may be then pried apart or separated at theentrance 8 to allow the holder A to be slipped in poised-clampingposition upon a ringlet of hair, which is held in shape by the usersother hand. The funnel-shaped entrance 8 facilitates the separation ofthe legs 4, 4', as well as the disposition of the holder A upon the hairringlet as it serves to avoid any unauthorized disturbing contact with,or pulling of, the hair during insertion of the holder A. After theholder A is in position on the ringlet, the legs 4, 4, will be releasedby the user to permit return thereof, through their inherent resiliency,to clamping relationship for tightly gripping the ringlet therebetween.With the central member I thus in position, the clamp members 2, 3, maythen be swung away from the central memher I sufficient distances togrip the ringlet or curl at any desired spaced points for supporting theringlet in its designed configuration. It is, of course, apparent thatif the ringlet is of substantially small diameter, the clamp members 2,3, would be swung through a shorter are from the central member I thanif the ringlet has an increased diameter. The application of the holderA is accomplished by a single insertion and hence does not necessitate aplurality of inserting operations, as is currently required with bobbypins. Furthermore, with the legs 4, 4, in clamping position, the legs ofthe companion clamp members 2, 3, are automatically positioned on theringlet so that they may be readily moved to the desired points ofsupport. The procedure for removing the holder A after the ringlet hasbeen fully formed is performed most effectively by reversing the stepsfor insertion. However, mere separation of the legs 4, 4, will allow theholder A to be removed without previous swinging of the companion clampmembers 2, 3, since the separation of the legs 4, 4', willcoincidentally effect a similar separation of the legs of the clampmembers 2, 3, so that the holder A can be removed without disturbing theformed ringlet.

If desired, a modified form of ringlet holder A may be provided as shownin Figure 4 which comprises a central clamp member II and companionclamp members I2, I3, the latter being similar in all respects to theclamp members 2, 3, above described in connection with the ringletholder A. The central clamp member II, is of the same size andconfiguration as the companion clamp members I2, I3, and is secured atits free end pivotally to the free ends of the clamp members I2, I3.Thus, the clamp member I I is not provided with extended leg portions asis the case of the clamp member I above described. Therefore, theirmodified structure would permit a conservation of metal in periods ofmetal shortage.

If desired, a further modified ringlet-holder B comprising a centralclamp member I4 similar in all respects to the central clamp member Iabove described in connection with the ringlet holder A, and a pair ofcompanion clamp members I5, I6, may be provided. The said clamp membersI 5, I6, are integral since they may be formed from a single piece ofmetal b bent upon itself and cut to provide a V-shaped design, and arefixedly secured as by soldering to the legs of. the central clamp memberI4 at the apex of the V and at a point spaced from the entrance-formingends of the clamp member I4. It will thus be seen in this embodimentthat the clamp members I4, I5,. I 6, have aligned points on their loopedor folded ends whereas in the ringlet holder A above described thefolded ends of the clamp members I, 2, 3, lie on an arc. The ringletholder B is applied to the hair by separation of the legs of the centralclamp member I4, which perforce causes a separation of the companionclamp members I5, I6, so that the ringlet may move relatively in asmooth manner within the spaces intermediate the legs of the clampmembers I4, I5, I6. It is apparent that the holder B could be readilyornamented surfacewise or in other respects to provide an article ofadornment which would be of considerable attractiveness.

If desired, a still further modified form of ringlet .holder B could beprovided having companion clamp members II, I8, similar in all respectsand details as the companion members I5, I6, described in connectionwith the ringlet holder B, and a central clamp member I9 being rigidlyailixed to the companion members I'I, I8, at the extremities of itslegs. Thus, this embodiment differs from the ringlet holder B in thatthere are no extensions of the legs of the central clamp member I9beyond the point of attachment to the companion clamp members I'I, I8.

While there are above disclosed but a limited number of embodiments ofthe structure and product of the invention herein presented, it ispossible to produce still other embodiments with out departing from theinventive concept herein disclosed, and it is desired therefore thatonly such limitations be imposed on the appended claims as are statedtherein, or required by the prior art.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent is:

1. A device for fashioning hair ringlets by retentively holding same atthree spaced points during the formative period comprising a main clampmember and two companion clamps members, each of said clamp membershaving opposed, normally inner and outer gripping legs connected 7 atcorresponding ends by a resilient loop and being free at their oppositeends, the outer gripping legs of said companion clamp members beingpivotally secured in superimposed relation to the outer leg of the mainclamp member adjacent their free ends and the inner gripping legs ofsaid companion clamp members being pivotally secured in superimposedrelation to the inner gripping leg of the main clamp member adjacenttheir free ends, the gripping legs of the main clamp member extendingbeyond the point of attachment to the gripping legs of the companionclamp members, the extended portion of the gripping legs of the mainclamp member being formed to provide a widened entrance to the spacebetween the gripping legs.

2. A device for fashioning hair ringlets by retentively holding same atthree spaced points during the formative period comprising a main clampmember and two companion clamp members, each of said clamp membershaving a pair of fiat opposed gripping legs in normally closerelationship for defining a space therebetween the gripping legs of eachpair being connected at corresponding ends by a resilient loop and beingfree at their opposite ends, the corresponding gripping legs of thecompanion clamp members being pivotally secured to each other and to therelated gripping leg of the main clamp member adjacent the free ends ofthe companion clamp members for swingable movement with relation to eachother whereby the spaces intermediate each set of legs is coincidentalin the region of securement of the legs, the gripping legs of the mainclamp member extending beyond the point of attachment to the grippinglegs of the companion clamp members, the extended portion of thegripping legs of the main clamp member being formed to provide a widenedentrance to the space between the gripping legs.

3. A device for fashioning hair ringlets by retentively holding same atthree spaced points during the formative period comprising a central andtwo lateral clamp members, each of said clamp members having a pair ofnormally inner and outer fiat, opposed gripping legs connected atcorresponding ends by a bulge-forming resilient loop, the legs of eachpair being immediately proximate adjacent the loop and thence divergingoutwardly toward their opposite, free ends to define a spacetherebetween, the inner and outer legs of the lateral clamp membersbeing respectively secured adjacent their free ends in superimposedrelation to the corresponding legs of the central clamp member forpivotal movement whereby said lateral clamp members may be swung forselective spacing from said central clamp member in order to provideappropriate retention of ringlets of varying size, said lateral clampmembers being so secured as to present their loop ends spacedly from theloop end of the central clamp member and on opposite sides thereof.

4. A device as described in claim 3 wherein the end surfaces of theloops of said clamp members define an arc.

ANNA CE CELIA KOKE.

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